Acct19083 corporate governance

ACCT19083 And Ethics

Corporate

Governance

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General Information Overview This unit aims to develop an understanding of the underlying concepts of corporate governance, ethics and organisational citizenship which are relevant to the contemporary business environment. To do this, the unit will focus on values, philosophies, theories and models of corporate governance and ethical practice. By using a combination of case study analysis and role-play, you will develop an awareness of the role that ethical issues play in business governance and management, and develop an ability to critically analyse ethical issues that arise in business life.

Details Career Level: Undergraduate Unit Level: Level 3 Credit Points: 6 Student Contribution Band: 3 Fraction of Full-Time Student Load: 0.125 Pre-requisites or Co-requisites There are no requisites for this unit.

Offerings For Term 3 – 2017 Brisbane Distance

Melbourne Sydney Attendance Requirements

All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes – in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).

ACCT19083 Corporate Governance Website This unit has a website, within the Moodle system, which is available two weeks before the start of term. It is important that you visit your Moodle site throughout the term.

Please Visit Moodle for more information.

Class and Assessment Overview Recommended Student Time Commitment Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at University requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.

Class Timetable Regional Campuses Bundaberg, Townsville

Cairns,

Emerald,

Metropolitan Campuses Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney Assessment Overview

Gladstone,

Mackay,

Noosa,

Rockhampton,

1. Written Assessment Weighting: 30% 2. Group Discussion Weighting: 10% 3. Written Assessment Weighting: 40% 4. Online Quiz(zes) Weighting: 20% Assessment Grading This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%). Consult the University’s Grades and Results Procedures for more details of interim results and final grades.

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Unit Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to: Apply the fundamental principles of business ethics and corporate governance in a range of contexts Given a case study, analyse ethical decision-making issues at the individual, group, and organisational levels Practice ethical decision-making using appropriate strategies and models in a given context Formulate solutions to ethical problems in organisations using effective ethics programs Discuss and debate business ethics in a culturally-diverse global environment Construct and defend a position for a given ethical problem based on values and knowledge of ethical behaviour across culture Alignment of Learning Outcomes, Assessment and Graduate Attributes Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes 1 – Written Assessment – 30% 1. Apply the fundamental principles of business ethics and corporate governance in a range of contexts

2. Given a case study, analyse ethical decision-making issues at the individual, group, and organisational levels 3. Practice ethical decision-making using appropriate strategies and models in a given context 5. Discuss and debate business ethics in a culturally-diverse global environment 6. Construct and defend a position for a given ethical problem based on values and knowledge of ethical behaviour across cultures.

2 – Group Discussion – 10%

1. Apply the fundamental principles of business ethics and corporate governance in a range of contexts 2. Given a case study, analyse ethical decision-making issues at the individual, group, and organisational levels 3. Practice ethical decision-making using appropriate strategies and models in a given context 5. Discuss and debate business ethics in a culturally-diverse global environment 6. Construct and defend a position for a given ethical problem based on values and knowledge of ethical behaviour across cultures.

3 – Written Assessment – 40% 1. Apply the fundamental principles of business ethics and corporate governance in a range of contexts 2. Given a case study, analyse ethical decision-making issues at the individual, group, and organisational levels 3. Practice ethical decision-making using appropriate strategies and models in a given context 4. Formulate solutions to ethical problems in organisations using effective ethics programs 5. Discuss and debate business ethics in a culturally-diverse global environment 6. Construct and defend a position for a given ethical problem based on values and knowledge of ethical behaviour across cultures.

4 – Online Quiz(zes) – 20% 1. Apply the fundamental principles of business ethics and corporate governance in a range of contexts 4. Formulate solutions to ethical problems in organisations using effective ethics programs

Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes Communication Intermediate Level

5. Discuss and debate business ethics in a culturally-diverse global environment Intermediate Level 6. Construct and defend a position for a given ethical problem based on values and knowledge of ethical behaviour across cultures.

Team Work Intermediate Level

5. Discuss and debate business ethics in a culturally-diverse global environment Cross Cultural Competence Intermediate Level 5. Discuss and debate business ethics in a culturally-diverse global environment Intermediate Level 6. Construct and defend a position for a given ethical problem based on values and knowledge of ethical behaviour across cultures.

Ethical practice Graduate Level

1. Apply the fundamental principles of business ethics and corporate governance in a range of contexts Graduate Level 2. Given a case study, analyse ethical decision-making issues at the individual, group, and organisational levels Graduate Level 3. Practice ethical decision-making using appropriate strategies and models in a given context Graduate Level 4. Formulate solutions to ethical problems in organisations using eective ethics programs Graduate Level 5. Discuss and debate business ethics in a culturally-diverse global environment

Graduate Level 6. Construct and defend a position for a given ethical problem based on values and knowledge of ethical behaviour across cultures.

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes 1 – Written Assessment – 30% Communication: Intermediate Level Cross Cultural Competence: Intermediate Level Ethical practice: Graduate Level 2 – Group Discussion – 10% Communication: Intermediate Level Team Work: Intermediate Level Cross Cultural Competence: Intermediate Level Ethical practice: Intermediate Level 3 – Written Assessment – 40% Communication: Intermediate Level Information Literacy: Intermediate Level Cross Cultural Competence: Intermediate Level Ethical practice: Graduate Level 4 – Online Quiz(zes) – 20% Problem Solving: Intermediate Level Critical Thinking: Intermediate Level Cross Cultural Competence: Intermediate Level Ethical practice: Intermediate Level Textbooks and Resources Textbooks Prescribed Moral Issues in Business 3rd Edition (2016) Authors: Shaw, William, Issa, Theodora, Catley, Bevan and Muntean, Donata Cengage Learning Melbourne, Vic, Australia ISBN 9780170366694 Additional Textbook Information

Follow the link to purchase e-Book: https://cengage.com.au/product/division/university/title/moral-issues-inbusiness/isbn/9780170366694 View textbooks at the CQUniversity Bookshop IT Resources You will need access to the following IT resources: CQUniversity Student Email Internet Unit Website (Moodle) Micorsoft OďŹƒce or equivalent (wordprocessing) Referencing Style All submissions for this unit must use the referencing style: American Psychological Association (APA) For further information, see the Assessment Tasks. : Review/Exam Week Friday (16 Feb 2018) 11:45 pm AEST Assessment Tasks 1 Individual Assessment – Report (30%) Assessment Type Written Assessment Task Description This assessment item involves a written report on a contemporary topic based on one or more of the first five modules in this unit. The specific topic will be presented for you in Moodle in Week 1. The topic will require a critique of a particular scenario through the lens of one or more theories of ethics.

In your report, you are expected to draw on a number of sources for information in your business report such as textbooks, newspapers, magazine articles and academic journals. A minimum of three academic journals should be used for your report.

The CQUni library database is a good starting point. Wikipedia is not an acceptable source of information for academic purpose